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Meet the Team

The people behind Kingsley

Meet the Team

Behind every child’s experience at Kingsley are the people who teach and care for them: expert teachers, a strong pastoral and SEND team, houseparents, coaches and support staff.

Staff together on site

Senior team

Some of the people families meet first

Deputy Head Pastoral & DSL

Katrina Venner

Deputy Head Academic

Mr Adam Kilner MA Ed

Mr Robert Pavis MA Ed

Head of Prep School & SENDCo

Mrs Samantha Hammond

Finance Director

Mr Stephen O'Brien BA (Hons)

The full staff list

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Whole School Leadership Team

Deputy Head Pastoral & DSL

Katrina Venner

Deputy Head Academic

Mr Adam Kilner MA Ed

Mr Robert Pavis MA Ed

Head of Prep School & SENDCo

Mrs Samantha Hammond

Finance Director

Mr Stephen O'Brien BA (Hons)

Academic Leadership Team

Deputy Head Academic

Mr Adam Kilner MA Ed

Director of STEM

Mr Ben Humphreys

Director of Environmental and Sustainable Studies

Mr Jack Harty

Subject Lead for English

Mrs Natalie Marquet-Georgiou

Subject Lead for Mathematics

Mrs Sarah Parsons

Director of Vocational Subjects

Ms Clare Arthur

Pastoral Leadership Team

Assistant Head Pastoral

Jess Willoughby

Deputy Head Pastoral & DSL

Katrina Venner

Mr Andrew Hall

Head of Sixth Form

Mr Craig McConnachie

Head of Year 11

Mr Steve Whaley BSc (Hons)

Head of Year 10

Ms Lorraine Kennedy

SEND Leadership Team

Head of Prep School & SENDCo

Mrs Samantha Hammond

Connect Centre Manager & SENDCo

Ms Lucy Body

Senior School SENDCo

Ms Naomi Howlett

House Parents

Assistant Head Pastoral

Jess Willoughby

House parent of Longfield

Mr Craig Knowles

Sports Coaches

Lorraine Beal

House parent of Longfield

Mr Craig Knowles

Head of Netball & Gymnastics

Mrs Gemma Braunton

Director of Sport

Mr Simon Ward

Director of Rugby and Head of Sports Science

Mr Tom Skelding

Admissions & Marketing

Miss Peggy Tomlin

Mrs Heather Pavis

Director of Admissions

Mrs Melanie Gray

Head of Marketing & Communications

Mrs Ruth Peters

Whole School Leadership Team

Deputy Head Academic

Mr Adam Kilner MA Ed

Director of STEM

Mr Ben Humphreys

Director of Environmental and Sustainable Studies

Mr Jack Harty

Subject Lead for English

Mrs Natalie Marquet-Georgiou

Subject Lead for Mathematics

Mrs Sarah Parsons

Director of Vocational Subjects

Ms Clare Arthur

Senior School Leadership Team

Assistant Head Pastoral

Jess Willoughby

Deputy Head Pastoral & DSL

Katrina Venner

Deputy Head Academic

Mr Adam Kilner MA Ed

Mr Robert Pavis MA Ed

Senior School SENDCo

Ms Naomi Howlett

Academic Leadership Team

Deputy Head Academic

Mr Adam Kilner MA Ed

Director of STEM

Mr Ben Humphreys

Director of Environmental and Sustainable Studies

Mr Jack Harty

Subject Lead for English

Mrs Natalie Marquet-Georgiou

Subject Lead for Mathematics

Mrs Sarah Parsons

Director of Vocational Subjects

Ms Clare Arthur

Pastoral Leadership Team

Assistant Head Pastoral

Jess Willoughby

Deputy Head Pastoral & DSL

Katrina Venner

Mr Andrew Hall

Head of Sixth Form

Mr Craig McConnachie

Head of Year 11

Mr Steve Whaley BSc (Hons)

Head of Year 10

Ms Lorraine Kennedy

SEND Leadership Team

Head of Prep School & SENDCo

Mrs Samantha Hammond

Connect Centre Manager & SENDCo

Ms Lucy Body

Senior School SENDCo

Ms Naomi Howlett

Admissions & Marketing

Miss Peggy Tomlin

Mrs Heather Pavis

Director of Admissions

Mrs Melanie Gray

Head of Marketing & Communications

Mrs Ruth Peters

Sports Coaches

Lorraine Beal

House parent of Longfield

Mr Craig Knowles

Head of Netball & Gymnastics

Mrs Gemma Braunton

Director of Sport

Mr Simon Ward

Director of Rugby and Head of Sports Science

Mr Tom Skelding

Boarding

Assistant Head Pastoral

Jess Willoughby

House parent of Longfield

Mr Craig Knowles

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